Faucet



PAUCBT.

Patented Apr. 29, 1862.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREW J. GOVE, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

FAUCET.

Specification of Letters Patent-No. 35,094, dated April 29, 1862.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, A. J. Grove, of the city and county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented a new and IInproved Tap for Beer-Barrels; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the saine, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l, is a perspective View; Fig. 2, is a sectional view; Figs. 3, and 4, are end views; Figs. 5, 6, 7, and 8, represent different parts.

A, is a hollow truncated cone, with a flange a, B, is another hollow truncated cone, made so as to fit air and water-tight inside of cone A, and is also provided with a flange 7J, which lits inside of a collar e, on flange a.; A, and B, are provided with corresponding apertures d, and are to be fastened together by the nut C, thus forming a stop-cock or bung; the flange 7J, has a notch in it, as shown in Fig. 4, into which lits the catch 7L, when the stop-cock or bung is closed.

D, is a nozzle, provided with a flange and pin le, as shown in Fig. 7.

E, is a coupling to connect the nozzle D, with the bung.

Operation: The bung formed by A, B, and C, is to be inserted in a Cask, either by means of the flange a, or by a screw thread cut upon the cone A; when the cask is to be filled, the bung should be closed, and the catch L, let into the notch in flange ofthe Cask then being placed into position for use, the nozzle D, should be attached to Harige b,

by inserting the pin le, in a hole in flange Z9, as shown at 7c', the coupling E, passed over the nozzle against the flange z', and screwed upon the cone B, as shown in Fig. 2; the bung is then opened or shut by turning the nozzle down or up; when the Cask is to be sent away to be filled, the nozzle should be removed, and its place may be occupied by a cap, for the purpose of keeping out dirt.

The nozzles and bungs should be rnade so that one nozzle shall iit different bungs.

The object of this invention is to have those parts of the device which form the faucet (the cones A, and B, combined) perinanently secured to the casl, one such faucet (consisting of the cones A, and .B,) to each Cask; and to have a portable nozzle D, which can be attached to any one of the faucets and serves the double pur )ose of a key for opening the faucet and o a nozzle for the discharge of the liquid. By this means the operation of tapping the casks, is considerably facilitated and the loss of liquid which is unavoidable in the usual mode of tapping casks containing fermenting liquors, 1s elfectually avoided. It will be understood that this device can be used for drawing olf liquids of all kinds.

The combination of the hollow truncated cones A and B and nozzle, D, the whole being constructed, arranged and operated in the manner substantially as specified, and for the purposes set forth.

ANDREIV J. GOVE. `Wtnesses1 CHAs. R. BOND, F. J. THIBAULT. 

